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Phone: 1-800-MAC-TOOLS or 1-800-622-8665 Hand Held-Accuracy with a Pulsed 120 Amp Load Fax: 1-800-MAC-FAX5 or 1-800-622-3295 The BSA200 is the ultimate hand-held tester. It is the auto industry’s answer to portability in a professionally accurate load tester and system analyzer.
Technology. Quick battery checks will increase charging productivity. newspaper. The BSA200 is user friendly. It tells you what to do. The stator- diode test automatically indicates open or shorted stator-diodes. It is For Service Please Contact: professionally accurate.
Warranty Information -------------------------------------------- 23 Contact Information --------------------------------------------- 24 Note: The BSA200 checks and load tests 6 volt and 12 volt Batteries and tests the starter and alternator on 12 volt and 24 volt systems. The following examples illustrated are for a 12 volt system.
20 degrees. Allow the battery to warm to room temperature before testing or charging. Warning! Never attach the BSA200 to a battery that is connected to any other tester or charging unit. Damage may result. CAUSE OF BATTERY FAILURE Incorrect Application: Wrong size battery may have inadequate cold cranking rating for original vehicle specifications.
>ABOUT ‘N’ TO CANCEL. Inspect Belts for cracks, glazed surface and fraying. Tighten loose belts. If the BSA200 is properly connected to your PC and the LCD shows " CONNECT ANALYZER TO A PC " the menu should automatically be displayed in Hyper Terminal.
Using the optional adapter cord AC-12 insert the stereo plug into the jack Displays menus and test results. on the BSA200 (see page 6) and then plug the serial adapter into a free serial port on the rear of your computer.
MAINTENANCE VOLT METER IMPORTANT: Unusual problems with a battery and the need to localize loss of current can be determined with the manual volt reading. Both jaws of each clamp must firmly engage the CHECK OFTEN FOR LOOSE JAWS From the Other Menu select Volt Meter. battery terminal.
HOOK UP PRINTING TEST RESULTS Point the BSA200 in the direction of the P9300 printer (in or out of the case) with the printer’s IR receiver pointed in the direction of the Press the On/Off button: Connect the clamps as instructed on the LCD.
>HAS BATTERY The optional P9300 printer. An invisible infrared beam links the BEEN CHARGED? BSA200 to the printer from up to 20 ft away. No connection cords are needed. For more instructions on how to operate the printer ‘N’ OR ‘Y’...
BATTERY LOAD TEST Allow the alternator to finish the test. From the Preliminary Check the You can also select Battery Test following will appear: from the main menu and then TESTING ALTER. press (Y Enter). PLEASE WAIT… >BATTERY TEST >ENTER RATED CCA STARTER TEST ALTERNATOR TEST USE +/-.
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ALTERNATOR OVERVIEW After the Load Test is completed one of the following sample results will appear. This test measures the output of the alternator under load conditions. This information provides the basis for further charging system tests. It also detects the presence of an open or shorted diode that causes an #32 12V BATTERY output loss of several amps and can cause the failure of other diodes.
There are a few points to consider in testing a starter on a diesel desired test engine. The BSA200 is designed to recognize any significant amount of draw; this includes glow plugs in small diesel engines. In heavy-duty CHECKING BATTERY applications consider computer and accessory draw.
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